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Local Railroad Related Events

This web-page contains a listing of Railroad and Modeling events that may be of interest to RR enthusiasts in the Chicago-land area. Please   CONTACT US   if you have an event to list or find an error in a listing. This page is solely maintained as a courtesy to the modeling community and only updated occasionally, so it is best to contact the particular event of interest for the latest information. Most information is received from 3rd parties, so we cannot warrant the accuracy of any listings other than NMRA events.

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Date

Event Information & site link if available

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Illinois Railway Museum

A number of scheduled events can be found on the IRM website.

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
https://www.irm.org/ 

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East Troy Electric Railroad Museum

A number of scheduled events can be found on the East Troy website.

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the East Troy website for complete details.
https://www.irm.org/ 

3/19/26
3/22/26

Chicago Area O Scale Meet and Train Show

Westin Lombard
70 Yorktown Center
Lombard, IL

https://marchmeet.net/WP/ 
for more information about this event
as it becomes available.

3/21/26
3/22/26

Rock River Valley Division of the
National Model Railroad Association
Train Show

Harlem High School
Machesney, IL
(Just North of Rockford)

https://rrvd-nmra.com/ 
for more information about this event
as it becomes available.

3/28/26

ALL AMERICAN RAILROAD SHOW

Lyons Township HS Field house
100 S. Brainard Ave
La Grange, IL
Sponsored by the DuPage Division of the NMRA

https://www.mwr-nmra.org/divisions/dupage/dupage.aarrs.html 
for more information about this event.

3/28/2026
3/29/2026
4/4/2026
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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: Bunny Trolly Hop

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
https://www.irm.org/ 

4/12/26
9am - 3pm

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Great Midwest Train Show

DuPage County Fairgrounds
2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
$8 admission

https://www.trainshow.com/gmtspages/gmts 
for more information about this event.

4/18/26
9am - 8:30pm


A Day at the Archives

NIU Naperville, IL campus
1120 East Diehl Rd
Naperville, IL 60187
See the flyer for ticket prices.

https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/fvd2016/imagesfvd2016/events/2026archiveflyer.pdf 
for an information flyer about this event.

4/19/2026

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Fox Valley Division Meet

2:00 pm at the Glenview Public Library

https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/ 
for more information about this event.

4/25/26
4/26/26

10am - 4pm
Northwestern Illinois Model RR Club Open House

101 Main Street
Chadwick, IL

Trains running on two floors!
Asking for a $1.00 Per Person Donation

nwilmrr@gmail.com 
for more information about this event.

5/2/2026
5/3/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: Pullman Weekend

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
5/3/2026
9am - 3pm

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Great Midwest Train Show

DuPage County Fairgrounds
2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
$8 admission

https://www.trainshow.com/gmtspages/gmts 
for more information about this event.

5/3-4/2026

Titletown Train Show

KI Convention Center
Green Bay, WI

https://www.ttsgbllc.com/ 
for more information about this event.

5/10/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: Mother's Day

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
5/17/2026

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Fox Valley Division Meet

1:00 pm at the Mount Prospect Public Library
(New Location)
https://mppl.org/

https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/ 
for more information about this event.

5/23, 5/24 and 5/25/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: Mother's Day

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
6/7/2026
9am - 3pm

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Great Midwest Train Show

DuPage County Fairgrounds
2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
$8 admission

https://www.trainshow.com/gmtspages/gmts 
for more information about this event.

6/14/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: RailRunner 5k and 10k runs

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
6/21/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: Father's Day

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
6/27/2026
6/28/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: Trolley Weekend

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
7/3, 7/4, 7/5/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: 4th of July Weekend

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
7/11, 7/12,
7/18 and 7/19/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: A Day out with Thomas

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
7/22/2026
through
8/2/2026

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2026 NMRA National Convention – Chattanooga, TN

Registration is now open!

https://www.nmra2026.org/ 
for more information about this event.

8/2/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: Vintage Transport Extravaganza

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
8/7, 8/8 and 8/9/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: Diesel Days

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
8/15/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: Hops Aboard - Adults Only

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
9/5, 9/6 and 9/7/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: Labor Day Weekend

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
9/12/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: Scout's Day

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
9/19 and 9/20/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: Showcase Weekend

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
9/26/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: Bus Day

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
10/3 and 10/4/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: Steam into Fall

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
10/10, 10/11, 10/17,
10/18, 10/24
and 10/25/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: Pumpkin Train

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
11/27, 11/28, 11/29,
12/5, 12/6,
12/12, 12/13,
12/19, 12/20
and 12/21/2026

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Illinois Railway Museum

Special Event: Happy Holiday Railway

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar and general information.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2026.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.

 

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